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Evening Standard Crossword September 12 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 12 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 124 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BigGREAT5Across1 ZestGUSTO5Across1 A stand seatSTALL5Across1 PantedGASPED6Across5 Snappish about a failure to score, as at WimbledonCOURT5Across6 ThrowSLING5Across6 MistakeERROR5Across8 AbandonFORSAKE7Across9 It's always on the wingAILERON7Across9 SofaSETTEE6Across10 AdmissionENTRY5Across10 Fine baby, perhapsGRAND5Across10 EditionISSUE5Across11 Immortal trophy to hearten the side!CUPID5Across11 SoonANON4Across11 Is dependent on financial housesBANKS5Across12 PantsGASPS5Across12 Fed up with poor pay?DOLEFUL7Across13 VacationHOLIDAY7Across13 ExileBANISH6Across14 Drinks counterBAR3Across15 A female in the newsHEN3Across15 EndangerIMPERIL7Across15 AmongAMID4Across17 She's taken in by men, I dare sayENID4Across17 EnclosurePEN3Across18 DemureSEDATE6Across18 Choose to confirm the outcomeDECIDE6Across18 WandROD3Across19 Scornful expressionSNEER5Across19 Sadness at Stamford Bridge?BLUES5Across19 That Robinson Crusoe character?FRIDAY6Across20 Semi-precious stoneGARNET6Across20 BreedREAR4Across21 New cafŽ frontFACE4Across22 AssistantAIDE4Across22 MeasureMETER5Across23 Health resortSPA3Across24 PipSEED4Across24 Diminutive flier, though possibly greatTIT3Across24 NormalREGULAR7Across25 The least possible to little MalcolmMINIMAL7Across25 Highland games logCABER5Across26 The organ part, though possibly on the piano?PEDAL5Across26 Player's first gameDEBUT5Across27 Old SalisburySARUM5Across27 DefectiveDUD3Across27 Is building such a job?PUTUP5Across28 SwellBULGE5Across28 Owner of a stock farm managed by an actress?RANCHER7Across29 Speaker's platformROSTRUM7Across29 VitalityPEP3Across29 Grace, providing service at a partyADORN5Across30 CommandORDER5Across30 Not so dusty?NEWER5Across31 Sleep noisilySNORE5Across31 HangSUSPEND7Across31 ElevatedRAISED6Across32 QuoteCITE4Across34 TeamELEVEN6Across35 LoadedLADEN5Across38 BurrowTUNNEL6Across39 BorderedEDGED5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
HaphazardRANDOM6Down2 EmployUSE3Down2 Swimmer taking no part, maybeTARPON6Down2 Though like a fish out of water, got the jobLANDED6Down3 Tie upTETHER6Down3 FrightenedAFRAID6Down3 Cover with figuresLID3Down4 MineralORE3Down4 PlaythingTOY3Down4 ClutchGRAB4Down5 It's punitive, putting a girl in extremes of perilPENAL5Down5 Prose compositionESSAY5Down5 EarlierSOONER6Down6 Seafood for a bird-man?COCKLES7Down6 Sea captainSKIPPER7Down6 TrembleDITHER6Down7 Not so muchLESS4Down7 It can be burdensome, making love at sunriseONUS4Down7 Complained when shut in or fenced off?RAILED6Down8 Nutty sweetNOUGAT6Down8 WithdrewRETIRED7Down9 HaggardGAUNT5Down12 SleepNAP3Down12 Buy about fifty pounds of beef?BULLY5Down12 NumberNINE4Down13 Many may be felt to make potteryDELFT5Down13 SuspendsHANGS5Down13 Star signLIBRA5Down14 It's legal, I see, when lit all roundLICIT5Down14 He can be said to engage the staffHIRAM5Down15 Aromatic herbBASIL5Down15 MethodMODE4Down16 A column unfamiliar to the Spanish?NEWEL5Down16 AlludeREFER5Down16 FlowerLOTUS5Down17 Underground drainSEWER5Down18 Due to him, hundreds sinDEVIL5Down18 LegislatorSENATOR7Down19 Low fellow playing a game like roundersBASEMAN7Down19 InferredDEDUCED7Down20 Indecent feature of tribal dancesRIBALD6Down21 SeemAPPEAR6Down21 So be itAMEN4Down22 SeasonAUTUMN6Down22 Something like an hour-glass, one may imagineFIGURE6Down22 But he didn't rule the wavesCANUTE6Down23 KnifeDAGGER6Down23 HandwritingSCRIPT6Down24 Be equal to the competitionMATCH5Down25 RelaxesRESTS5Down25 HeroicEPIC4Down25 Sound pleased, turning up with a posh carPURR4Down26 HealCURE4Down26 PatternDESIGN6Down26 Enclose a twopenny piecePEN3Down28 AddAPPEND6Down28 Public transport vehicleBUS3Down28 FavouritePET3Down30 DaleDELL4Down33 ShelterLEE3Down36 SheepEWE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.